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Country around Goldonna is a rural area of about 803 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Alexandria, LA and 213 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $1k a month.
803people
$87kTypical home
$1,352/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 803 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Houston, TX
- 55 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $1,352/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (624 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to AEX airport
- 201 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winn Parish: R+54 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk